S -- LINEN SERVICE

Notice Date

June 5, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training = Command, Luke AFB Contracting Squadron, 14100 W. Eagle Street, Luke = AFB, AZ, 85309

ZIP Code

85309

Solicitation Number

F02604-01-T-0032

Response Due

June 29, 2001

Point of Contact

Ken Barborak, Contract Specialist, Phone 623) 856-7179 x260, = Fax (623) 856-3448, Email ken.barborak@luke.af.mil

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared = in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 as supplemented with = additional information included in this notice. This announcement = constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a = written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, No. = F02604-00-T-0032, is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This = solicitation document, incorporated provisions and clauses are those in = effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-25. Luke AFB has a = requirement for one basic year (1) year plus four (4) option years. = CLIN: 0001: Establish linen service to support lodging and bath = facilities at Fort Tuthill Recreation Area in Flagstaff, AZ. The base = period of performance is from date of award to extend twelve months. = All years, including option years, are for a period of performance of = twelve months. This is a best value competitive acquisition and is = conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) = 15.101-1, Tradeoff Process. Performance-Price Trade-Off (PPT) = evaluation process will be accomplished. Award will be made to the = offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR., whose = proposal conforms to the RFQ requirements and is judged to represent = the best value to the Government. The best value is represented by the = most advantageous offer. The Government intends to select one = contractor for the solicitation. However, the Government reserves the = right to award no contract at all, depending on the quality of the = proposal(s) submitted. The Government reserves the right to award = without discussion. While the Government will strive for maximum = objectivity, the tradeoff process, by its nature, is subjective; = therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the selection = process. The contractor is responsible for obtaining the Evaluation = Criteria attachment and Bid Schedule attachment as part of the RFQ. = The offeror shall submit the RFQ no later than 4:00 p.m. (PST) June 29, = 2001. In addition, the offeror shall submit the past performance = information to the contracting officer no later than 4:00 p.m. (PST) = Jun 22, 2001.=20 =20 STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) LINEN SERVICE: 1. Description of Work: a. = Scope: The contractor is to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, = materials, transportation, supervision, and services necessary to meet = the stated requirements as defined by this statement of work. b. = Location: All items will be delivered to Fort Tuthill Recreation Area, = Highway Contract 30, Box 5, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001. 2. Quality = Control: a. The contractor will provide clean linen daily as = requested by the management at Fort Tuthill. As a minimum, a stock of = clean linen must be available on site every day. Frayed, stained, = soiled and dingy linen will not be accepted. b. Linen quality shall = be consistent throughout the life of the contract. 3. Government = furnished/owned materials: a. One (1) storage facility with capacity = for storage up to three (3) days linen stock will be provided. 4. = Contractor furnished items: a. Clean linen stock in the amounts noted = in the bid schedule. The bid schedule attached represents the maximum = possible total year requirement per day. The bid schedule must be = completed and submitted as part of the quotation. b. Packaging and = marking materials: Linen should be packaged such that inventory of = delivered items can be quickly and easily accomplished. Packaging = should be such that linen products remain clean and dust free until = used. c. Delivery tickets and invoices. d. All sheets will be flat. = 5. Specific Tasks: a. Payment to the contractor by DFAS will be = made by electronic fund transfer, for all linen delivered during that = month. 6. Deliveries and Pick-up. a. Linen should be delivered = within 24 hours of notification of requirements. Deliveries must be = made no later than 10:00 AM. Shortages should be corrected the same = day, or suitable substitutions made. b. Each delivery will be = verified using a delivery ticket annotating all items delivered. This = document will be used as back up for documenting delivery and payment. = c. The on-site storage capacity is sufficient to accommodate a two-day = supply of line, therefore, deliveries should be at least Monday, = Wednesday and Friday, with a weekend supply (two days) delivered on = Friday. Weeks in which a holiday falls on a Monday, the Friday = delivery will be sufficient to accommodate the three-day weekend, or a = Saturday delivery must be made. 7. Invoices: a. Monthly invoices = shall include company letterhead, invoice number and date of invoice, a = contract purchase order, billing period, number of classes held, = schedule of classes held, price per class, and total due. Invoices = must be signed. The following clauses and provisions must be adhered to regarding this = acquisition. These clauses and provisions as listed apply to this = acquisition. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.209-6, Protecting = the Governments Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, = Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, = Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items applies to this = solicitation. The provisions at FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation ? Commercial = Items applies to this solicitation. For the purposes of this clause = the addenda is included as follows: The Government will award a = contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror = whose offer conforms to the solicitation will be most advantageous to = the Government, price and other factors considered. The following = factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Past Performance and = Price/Cost. Tradeoffs will be made between price, and past = performance, with past performance being considered significantly more = important than price. The Government reserves the right to make award = on the initial quote received without discussions. OFFERORS SHALL = INCLUDE WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THEIR OFFER A COMPLETED COPY OF THE = PROVISION AT 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and = Certifications -- Commercial Items. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract = Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. = Incorporate the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions = Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. = However, for paragraph (b), only the following clauses apply: = 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal = Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and = Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for = Handicapped Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on = Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. FAR 52.217-5, = Evaluation of Options applies. Also included is FAR 52.217-8, Option = to Extend Services. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by = written notice to the Contractor within 60 days. FAR 52.217-9, Option = to Extend the Term of the Contract applies with the following addendum. = The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice = to the Contractor within 30; provided that the Government gives the = Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at = least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does = not commit the Government to an extension. The total duration of this = contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, = shall not exceed five years. FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor applies to = this solicitation. FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as = amended applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.223-5, Pollution = Prevention and Right-to-Know Information applies. 52.232-18, = Availability of Funds, applies. FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic = Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration applies. FAR = 52.333-3, Protest After Award, applies. FAR 52.237-2, Protection of = Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation applies. FAR 52.252-1, = Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference is included and = additional information can be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR = Part 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference is included with = additional information found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR Part = 52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions is authorized for use in = any FAR provision. FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses is = authorized for use in any FAR clause. Incorporate DFARS 252.204-7003, = Control of Government Personnel Work Product. Incorporate DFARS = 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement = Statutes and Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of = Commercial Items. To be considered for award, bidders must also comply = with DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) = and DFARS 252.232-7009, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer. Central = Contractor Registration information can be obtained through the = Internet at www.ccr2000.com. Vendors not registered in the CCR = database, prior to award will be ineligible for award. Offers shall be = submitted via email (preferred) or fax and received not later than 4:00 = PM local time on 22 June 2001. Fax number is (623)856-3057. Direct any = questions concerning this solicitation to Mr Ken Barborak (623) = 856-7179 x236 or email at ken.barborak@luke.af.mil. Please call to = confirm receipt of all quotes.

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